7:00 AM | **Soaking rain tomorrow afternoon and evening...big league cold blast arrives on Thursday - just in time for the Phillies home opener**
Paul Dorian
6-Day forecast for the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metro region
Today
Mainly sunny, becoming breezy and milder, highs in the mid 60’s, S-SW winds at 5-10 mph this morning, increasing to 10-15 mph this afternoon
Tonight
Becoming mainly cloudy, chilly, lows in the mid-to-upper 40’s
Wednesday
Mainly cloudy, mild, periods of rain in the afternoon, some of the rain can be heavy at times, maybe a thunderstorm, mid 60’s for afternoon highs
Wednesday Night
Mainly cloudy with periods of rain, some of the rain can be heavy at times, turning colder late, breezy, mid-to-upper 30’s for late night lows
Thursday
Windy and much colder, mainly cloudy skies, chance for morning rain and/or snow shwoers, mid-to-upper 40’s
Friday
Mainly sunny, breezy, cold, low-to-mid 40’s
Saturday
Mainly sunny, a bit milder, low-to-mid 50’s
Sunday
Mainly sunny, even milder, low-to-mid 60’s
Discussion
Today’s weather will be a noticeable improvement from yesterday’s windy and chilly start to the week with plenty of sunshine around, less wind, and more comfortable temperatures during the afternoon hours. The nice weather won’t last too long. A strong cold front will close in on the area on Wednesday and there will be periods of rain ahead of it in the afternoon and evening, some of the rain can be heavy at times and there can be a thunderstorm. Following the passage of the cold front, an impressive cold blast will arrive here on Thursday - just in time for the Phillies home opener - and winds will be quite strong from a northwesterly direction. There can even be a rain or snow shower on Thursday morning and overnight temperatures are quite likely to drop to below the freezing mark both late Thursday night and late Friday night. The unusual late week chill will ease as we progress through the upcoming Easter weekend.
Meteorologist Paul Dorian
Perspecta, Inc.
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